EXPERIMENTAL SELECTION OF PHYTOREMIEDIENTS FOR SURFACE WATERS OF THE SMALL RIVERS OF THE WESTERN POLISSYA OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The results of studies of physiological reactions and detoxification properties of higher aquatic plants used in phytoremediation technologies are presented. It has been revealed that Elodeya Canadensisis a promising species of plants for phytoremediation in the Western Polissya of Ukraine. An optimal macrophyte biomass of about 0.5 kg/m3 has been installed to ensure removal of contaminated surface water up to 35% copper, up to 40% zinc and up to 60% iron. It is envisaged that the photosynthetic apparatus of plants will saturate the water with oxygen and promote self-purification of surface water from organic pollution. It is suggested to use E. canadensis on riverbeds and floodplains of small rivers in the region.